This week, 49 white Afrikaans-speaking South Africans were officially welcomed to the U.S., fast-tracked under so-called "refugee status" promoted by US President, Donald Trump—despite the UN not recognizing them as needing asylum. Critics say this is based on a false narrative of persecution, privileging white migrants while thousands of legitimate asylum seekers are denied entry. The contrast is stark: just days earlier, Trump asked the Supreme Court to revoke protections for half a million immigrants already in the U.S.Lester Kiewit speaks to Bill Frelick, head of the Refugee and Migrant Programme at Human Rights Watch.

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